Knockout (A Holly Hands Cozy Mystery—Book 1)

Written by Mia Gold

Narrated by Brynn Taylor

Fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum and Jana DeLeon's Miss Fortune will find a new character to love in Holly Hands!

Holly Hands. 29. Single mom. Disgraced, former boxing pro. Repo woman.

Repossessing Lamborghinis and other exotic toys from criminals is second-hat for Holly.

But finding a dead body—and solving a murder—is not.

Luckily, Holly has Lucky by her side—a neglected pit bull she found on the wrong side of a job, who refuses to leave her side—and who, like her, has nowhere to go but up.

Together, maybe they can crawl their way out of the urban hell of their bad slice of Baltimore, where coming home at night is even more dangerous than going to work. Maybe Holly can manage to get her young daughter the medical treatment she desperately needs, and manage to get her out of her dangerous public school and into the private school of her dreams. Just maybe, she can fall in love with that private school Dad from the other side of town and start a whole new life.

Or maybe not.

Life has never been easy for Holly. And if the past few days—and the dead body in her trunk—are any indication—it’s about to get a whole lot worse.

KNOCKOUT (A HOLLY HANDS COZY MYSTERY) is book #1 in a riveting new cozy mystery series, a page-turning thriller that grabs you from page one and does not let go. Get ready to find yourself reading all night, bleary-eyed, and falling madly in love with a new character who will fight her way into your heart.

Book #2 (SUCKER PUNCH) and Book #3 (BELOW THE BELT) in the series are also available.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lukeman Literary Management
• Release date: Dec 28, 2020
• ISBN: 9781094316864

Reviews for Knockout (A Holly Hands Cozy Mystery—Book 1)

[Christen Simmons · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Kind of unbelievable on the plot line for a mom not to seek out a more stable job than “thief” for a half Robinhood situation. She gets herself into too much trouble and seems extremely irresponsible. Yet somehow she is supposed to be a wonderful mom while running off at night and leaving her “sick” daughter at home. Lots of narrative glitches/repeats.

[Nicole Nowell-Jones · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed the book very much and am looking forward to the next book!

[Teresa Terstegge · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Story was good but many times the narrator repeats a sentence. The ending will have you searching for her next book.

[Steph Bromley · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Some of it was a bit glitchy and repeated some lines

[Laurie · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

An engaging little story, if maybe a bit far fetched at times. The storyline does remind me of the Stephanie Plum books.

[Sophia · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a great cozy mystery! I finished it in less than a week. Any free time I had, I was listening. I fell in love with the main character quickly and easily.

[Karen Chandler · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a captivating cozy mystery. The storyline is enthralling. The characters are believable, the dog is an added blessing. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

[Kandace Simpson · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Narrator is a little cheesy. It’s an easy read to pass the time.